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Examples:
I had some rice for lunch.
Do you have any friends in London?
Would you like some tea?
I don't wantanycake.
CHOOSING THE RIGHT QUANTIFIER
To answer the questions How Much? and How Many? certain quantifiers can be
used with countable nouns (friends,cups, people), others with uncountable
nouns (sugar, tea, money) and still others with all types of nouns.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
- Did you bringanybread?
- Mr. Jacobson refused to answeranyquestions.
If I were able to travel back toanyplace and time in history, I would
go to ancient China.
Anydoctor can prescribe medicine.
USING ANY
EXAMPLES
- She doesn't want any kitchen appliances for Christmas.
- They don't need any help moving to their new house.
- I don't want any cake.
- There isn't any reason to complain.
EXERCISES
Distributive
Examples
Determiner
I didnt go out this weekend because I was studying all the
ALL (the) (of)
time
(the) WHOLE The whole class is on a school trip
BOTH (of) I want both of you out of my store!
EACH (of) Bring each suspect to the interrogation room
EVERY Every person here is aware of what you did
5. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINERS: ALL.
ALL - It is used to talk about a whole group, with a special emphasis on the fact
that nothing has been left out. All can be used as a distributive in several
different cases.
1. All can be used with uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns by
itself. In this case, it refers to the group as a concept rather than as individuals.
EXAMPLES
All cheese contains protein.
I like all dogs.
All children need affection.
This soap is for all purposes.
5. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINERS: ALL.
2. All can be used with uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns preceded by
the or a possessive adjective. In this case, the meaning is shifted towards
referring to a concrete, physical group rather than the group as a concept. In these
uses, the word of can be added just after all with no change in meaning.
EXAMPLES
All the peoplein the room were silent. - All of the birdsflew away.
Have you eatenall the bread? - I will needall of the sugar youve
bought.
I've invitedall my friendsto the party. - I've used upall of our eggs.
You wastedall your time.
5. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINERS: ALL.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
Who has left all this paper on my desk?
Look at all this snow!
Why is all of that sugar on the floor?
Where did all of this confetti come from?
5. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINERS: ALL.
EXAMPLES
Look at all those balloons!
Where did all of those books come from?
Why are all these children crying?
5. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINERS:
WHOLE.
Wholeis essentially used withnouns in the singular. It is
occasionally used as a descriptive adjective with nouns in the plural,
and cannot be used with pronouns.
EXAMPLES
We'll have to repaint the whole room.
Whole collections of Victoria Secret were sold in this festival.
5. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINERS:
WHOLE.
There are two main uses for WHOLE.
1. Whole as a Quantifier - can only be used with singular nouns, either
singular count nouns or singular non-count nouns. It may have a similar
meaning to all, but they are different.
We want to express an united and complete entity, not its multiple
components.
EXAMPLES
You will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
The whole story has been made up.
5. DISTRIBUTIVE DETERMINERS:
WHOLE.
There are two main uses for WHOLE.
2. Whole as an Adjective - Occasionally, whole functions as a descriptive
adjective, a synonym of entire or complete.
In this function, it can qualify plural nouns.
EXAMPLES
The tsunami washed away whole sections of the coastline.
We only sell whole computers, not the separate
components.
EXERCISES
EXAMPLE
Boththose chairs are occupied, Im afraid.
(The two chairs are occupied.)